{"id":7422,"date":"2025-10-15T17:07:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T00:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/?p=7422"},"modified":"2025-09-22T17:11:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T00:11:43","slug":"western-diamondback-rattlesnake-hemipenes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/snake-removal\/western-diamondback-rattlesnake-hemipenes\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Diamondback Rattlesnake Hemipenes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you&#8217;ve ever been hanging out and thinking &#8220;I wonder what the genitals of a male rattlesnake look like&#8221;, TODAY IS YOUR LUCKY DAY.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Western Diamondback Rattlesnake was in a courtyard with the homeowner alerted to its presence when it rattled \u2026 nothing out of the usual there. But when it was to be released, the snakes&#8217; hemipenes were entirely out of the body. This might be due to some unseen stress or damage that occurred prior to our involvement, but it&#8217;s unusual, and the snake showed no other signs of issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image-from-iOS-1-5-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image-from-iOS-1-5-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image-from-iOS-1-5-666x533.jpg 666w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image-from-iOS-1-5-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image-from-iOS-1-5.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"820\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image-from-iOS-2-2-1024x820.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image-from-iOS-2-2-1024x820.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image-from-iOS-2-2-666x533.jpg 666w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image-from-iOS-2-2-768x615.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image-from-iOS-2-2.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"820\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image-from-iOS-3-2-1024x820.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image-from-iOS-3-2-1024x820.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image-from-iOS-3-2-666x533.jpg 666w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image-from-iOS-3-2-768x615.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image-from-iOS-3-2.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image-from-iOS-9-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image-from-iOS-9-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image-from-iOS-9-666x533.jpg 666w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image-from-iOS-9-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rattlesnakesolutions.com\/snakeremoval\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image-from-iOS-9.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve ever been hanging out and thinking &#8220;I wonder what the genitals of a male rattlesnake look like&#8221;, TODAY IS YOUR LUCKY DAY. 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